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Sailor · 2015–2026

John McMahon

us sailing PHRF handicapORC handicapBeneteau First 36.7

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Events
30

94 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
30%

30% win rate · 9 of 30

Podium rate
60%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 60%–71%, 196 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jim Clouser

9 wins · 15 podiums in 22 events together · 41% win rate

Best trio
Wes Tone & Jim Clouser

6 wins · 9 podiums in 12 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jim Clouser

+47 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jim Clouser

Feb 2016 – Oct 2026 · 22 events

Nemesis
Jackie Baxter

1–13 head to head in 14 races

Rival
Grant Dumas

28–26 in 54 races

Best day
8 Mar 2025

3-1-1-1-3-1-1-1-1 · 2025 SPYC Pennington Cup

Signature result
1st of 11

Helly Hansen St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta 2016 · PHRF handicap · 12 Feb 2016

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Jim Clouser — 9 wins · 15 podiums in 22 events together · 41% win rate
  • Michael Gold · Joie De Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 22events 7 wins together · 15 podiums · 32% win rate · 20 of 68 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Oct 2026
  • Jim Clouser · Joie de Vie, Joie De Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 22events 9 wins together · 15 podiums · 41% win rate · 25 of 78 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Oct 2026
  • Micah Thompson · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 43% win rate · 15 of 48 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Oct 2026
  • Jim Ularowski · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 6 wins together · 10 podiums · 43% win rate · 15 of 41 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Nicholas Hartney · Joie de Vie, Wasabi · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 21% win rate · 14 of 62 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2015 – Apr 2025
  • Eric Lopez · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 36% win rate · 19 of 49 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Oct 2026
  • Wes Tone · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 46% win rate · 13 of 49 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Oct 2026
  • Ken Friedman · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 30% win rate · 9 of 30 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Nov 2025
  • Eric Lopez del Valle · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 44% win rate · 5 of 24 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Nov 2024
  • Pierre Brouillet · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 5 of 16 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Oct 2026

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

0157314201620182020202220242026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 2026SPYC 2026 Fall Bay Race/ Ted Irwin Memorial RegattaWasabiPHRF handicapBow1st / 7
1 Nov 20252025 MOA Race SPYCWasabiORC handicapBow4th / 4
25 Apr 20252025 46th Suncoast RaceweekWasabiPHRF handicapBow2nd / 5
5 Apr 20252025 SPYC 81 Bay Cup/ Charley Morgan MemorialWasabiPHRF handicapMid Bow1st / 7
8 Mar 20252025 SPYC Pennington CupWasabiORC handicapBow2nd / 5
1 Feb 20252025 SPYC John Jennings Memorial RegattaWasabiPHRF handicapMid Bow1st / 5
10 Jan 20252025 SPYC/CYC Salt Pines CupWasabiORC handicapMid Bow3rd / 6
2 Nov 20242024 SPYC MOA RaceWasabiORC handicapMid Bow1st / 3
27 Jul 20242024 MMYC 100 MilerLeah HelenPHRF handicapCaptain5th / 5
1 Jun 20242024 Colors RegattaJoie de VieBeneteau First 36.7Crew4th / 13
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgWasabiORC handicapBow5th / 11
28 Apr 20232023 44th Suncoast RaceweekWasabiPHRF handicapMid Bow2nd / 7
1 Apr 20232023 SPYC 81 Bay Invitational Ted Irwin MemorialWasabiPHRF handicapMid Bow5th / 5
19 Mar 20232023 North Gulf ChallengeWasabiPHRF handicapMid Bow1st / 4
5 Mar 20232023 SPYC Pennington CupWasabiPHRF handicapMid Bow2nd / 7
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgWasabiORC handicapMid Bow4th / 12
8 Oct 20222022 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceWasabiPHRF handicapBow1st / 7
26 Mar 202240th Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup / Ted Irwin MemorialWasabiORC handicapBow1st / 7
9 Oct 20212021 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceWasabiORC handicapMid Bow2nd / 7
2 Apr 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgWasabiPHRF handicapBow2nd / 9
13 Mar 20212021 Crown Cars RegattaWasabiPHRF handicapBow2nd / 6
10 Oct 20202020 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceWasabiPHRF handicapMid Bow7th / 7
9 May 202039th Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup / Ted Irwin MemorialWasabiPHRF handicapMid Bow1st / 7
14 Feb 20202020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgWasabiPHRF handicapBow5th / 12
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoJoie De VieBeneteau First 36.7Mid Bow7th / 11

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 295, #8,484.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -40. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.